Campanulaceae FAMILY

Campanula latifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Campanula latifolia is an erect, clump-forming herbaceous perennial plant growing from a fibrous rootstock. The stems are unbranched, around 100 150cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Norway to Britain and Spain, east to western Siberia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Pakistan and Nepal

HabitatWoodlands, lush meadows and hedgerows, frequently on slightly acid soils[ 1 Title RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Publication Author F. Chittendon. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1951 ISBN - Description Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]). , 5 Title Food for Free. Publication Author Mabey. R. Publisher Collins Year 1974 ISBN 0-00-219060-5 Description Edible wild plants found in Britain. Fairly comprehensive, very few pictures and rather optimistic on the desirability of some of the plants. , 31 Title Shade Plants for Garden and Woodland. Publication Author Brown. Publisher Year ISBN Description , 271 Title Campanulas - A Gardener's Guide. Publication Author Lewis. P. & Lynch. M. Publisher B. T. Batsford. London. Year 1998 ISBN 0-7134-8266-4 Description Very readable account of almost 150 members of the genus, together with their hybrids and cultivars, that are more commonly grown in gardens. Excellent photographs of many of the species. ]. Mixed deciduous -coniferous forests, riparian woodland and tall, herbaceous alpine vegetation[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].